Roll Out the Red Carpet

Fall is just beginning to show its colors in the Catoctin Mountains.  The crimson red leaves of the Black gum tree herald the beginning of the parade of colors.  Red is the dominant hue to start off the grand show.

 Honeysuckle berries are a vibrant red, too.

 

The Virginia Creeper vine is a bright scarlet.

Even the late blooming roses add a red blush.

 

Today, I collected a bouquet of autumn leaves with a cornucopia of different colors. Soon, the woods will come alive with not only reds, but bright, golden yellows, oranges, and all shades of tan and brown ~ a burst of autumn brights before the subtle grays of winter.